1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Johnny Majors, the Cyclones compiled a 5–6 record (1–6 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 284 to 248.^[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1970 Iowa State Cyclones football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	5–6 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Johnny Majors (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Gordon Smith
Defensive coordinator	Jackie Sherrill (1st season)
Captain	Tony Washington, Mark Withrow
Home stadium	Clyde Williams Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Big Eight Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Nebraska $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Oklahoma	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Kansas State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Colorado	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Iowa State	1	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Tony Washington and Mark Withrow were the team captains.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:30 pm	at New Mexico*	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 32–3	17,459–18,068	[3]
September 26	1:30 pm	Colorado State*	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	W 37–6	23,453–25,000	[4]
October 3	2:30 pm	at Utah*	Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 16–13	19,156–23,771	[5]
October 10	2:30 pm	at No. 17 Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 10–61	41,089
October 17	1:30 pm	Kansas State	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–17	26,053
October 24	1:30 pm	at Kansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 10–24	34,837
October 31	1:30 pm	Oklahoma	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 28–29	26,672
November 7	1:30 pm	No. 4 Nebraska	Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA	L 29–54	34,007
November 14	1:30 pm	at Missouri	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO (rivalry)	W 31–19	57,524
November 21	1:30 pm	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 27–36	34,893
November 28	10:00 pm	at San Diego State*	San Diego Stadium San Diego, CA	W 28–22	40,172
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

1970 Iowa State Cyclones football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 12 George Amundson So QB 15 Dean Carlson Jr WR 85 Otto Stowe Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 13 Dave McCurry So DB 21 Jeff Allen Sr DE 86 Merv Krakau So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Meek Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "1970 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
2. "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 163.
3. "Shoemake's 4 field goals boost Iowa State, 32–3". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cyclones rout Colorado State". Sunday Times-Democrat. September 27, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Toe saves ISU 3rd in row 16–13". The Courier. October 4, 1970. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.